El Mezquite

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FRONT HAND WASHING SINK WITH LOOSE FAUCET, LEAK FROM DRAIN PIPE AND NEED SPLASH GUARD BEING SO CLOSE TO THE STOVE WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR FAUCET, LEAK AND PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL TILE IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA MISSING AND OTHERS BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. (INFORMED OF UPCOMING REMODEL TO REPLACE ALL) OBSERVED REAR CEILING TILE MISSING DUE TO UPSTAIRS WATER DAMAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STACKS OF CRATES AND OTHER MATERIALS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE BACK DOOR LEADING TO GARBAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN. (INFORMED THEY ARE WAITING FOR TRASH PICK UP TO GET RID OF ALL)
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 12, 2020: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.